Trust And Credibility

Trust and credibility are not built over night. They are built through a process, and that process takes time. You need experience, a ton of experience, to develop trust and credibility with yourself and others. That experience can be achieved through communication. Communication is the key to becoming a trustworthy and credible individual. To build trust in yourself, you first need to understand your values. Your values are what shape your life; your values determine how you act and behave. For example, one of my values is my religion. I am Catholic and I am very strong in my faith. Therefore, I have the trust in myself to be true to what my religion values and believes. I know I am not going to do or support something that is

This is because everyone perceives things differently; no person sees something the same way as another person. Everyone has their differences, but through communication those differences become irrelevant. Once you have a strong bond with someone, trust will follow; communication is key to forming a bond. For example, my friend Taylor has been my best friend for fourteen years. She knows all of my secrets and I know all of hers. However, I would have instilled the trust that I have in her if it were not for the great communication we demonstrate. We are like sisters attached by the hip. We do everything together. We know each other like the back of our hand. Experiences and repetition of actions will allow others to see you as a credible individual. If your friend does not share any of the same experiences as you, then he or she will not know how you react in situations. If you react in a way that he or she perceived you should react, you will be credible in their

The sense of community DSWS promotes has helped to create the feeling of trust and credibility among others. Our environment too, has helped to create trust and credibility. Living on the same floor allows us to be open with each other and really get to know each other. Also all the activities we did together during welcome week helped to create trust and credibility with each other. The Summit Vision field trip was extremely impactful to the trust and credibility we share with each other. Our trust in each other would not be nearly as strong as it is if we did not do all those team building activities. We had to trust each other to accomplish the tasks we were to finish. This was extremely evident when we had to get people up to the platform through the trap door. If we did not trust each other many things could have gone wrong, but we did trust each other and that is why every single person in DSWS go up to the